by Rosemary Lokhorst | Nov 24, 2021 | Digging Deep Project, Inspiration
I’m not American but I do love Thanksgiving. One thing I love about the holiday is the focus on gratitude. Many studies show benefits to practicing gratitude, including this from the journal Motivation & Emotion, which finds gratitude journaling boosts...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Oct 27, 2021 | Self Expression
I haven’t written in my journal for over a year. Since August 12 to be exact, the day my beloved four-legged companion, Douglas, died after 16 years of friendship. I have been keeping a journal all my life. In fact, it’s exactly when I’m not doing well, or when I have...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Sep 22, 2021 | Inspiration, Self Expression
I have been keeping a diary off and on since I was a little girl. From ‘hello diary, here’s what I’ve been doing’ to working through my emotions when my chronic illness flares up and I don’t know how to go on, my diary has seen a lot. And while journal writing has...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Mar 10, 2021 | Inspiration, Mental Health
When I was in my twenties, I went to a yoga class with my mother. Apart from wanting to do something for our fitness, we also thought it would be a good way to practice mindfulness — something to center our thoughts. I had tried meditation before and while...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Dec 16, 2020 | Inspiration
When I was young, in a family of five, Christmas involved the usual big tree, tons of gifts, two Yorkies digging in the gift pile to find theirs. My presents would be a mixture of new things from Dad and Mom, things that one of my brothers would steal from my room,...
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